abnabooks Chapter 228: Fearless Free Fall
Chapter 228: Fearless Free Fall
This incident caused panic in the team. When the others saw this scene, they all frantically checked their bodies to see if there were any bugs.
They just felt itchy all over their bodies, and seemed to start itching here and there.
"Help him!" The screams continued, and the man's side was the first to react, pulling out a dagger and intending to gouge him directly.
"Cut off the meat!"
John cursed loudly, pushed aside the people blocking his way and squeezed towards the man, intending to go forward to check the situation.
The two tour guides quickly stopped him, yelling at him to hurry up:
"Boss! There's no saving you from this bug bite. Let's get going!"
"what?"
"There are bugs all around here! If we don't leave now, they'll smell the blood and we'll all be finished!"
The tour guide's voice became louder, almost shouting.
“You’re going to die, you’re going to die!”
They watched the fading sunlight, tugged at John's clothes, and nervously hoped that he would be more sensible.
"open!"
John struggled hard but couldn't get free.
He cursed again and followed the two tour guides' warnings, looking in the direction of their voices.
The bushes around them seemed to be getting closer to them, and the space opened up by the lawn mower was shrinking little by little. The insects hiding under the leaves were ready to attack.
Some have already emerged, arching their backs in an offensive manner, preparing to leap into the air.
John swallowed. He was now startled and frightened, and called to the people next to him to set up a rope and go directly to the bottom of the cliff.
"What about him?"
Someone asked this question in the crowd.
John didn't reply. He didn't want to care about these things right now. His own life was definitely more important than others.
What's more, the tour guide said that he couldn't be saved, so why waste time helping a dying person.
John grabbed the rope that had been thrown down from the person's hand and slid down first.
Qin Yuchen and the other two took advantage of the chaos to stand on the edge of the low cliff and watch the people who had already gone down.
The screams behind him gradually faded away and turned into twitching and whimpering sounds.
The man fell to the ground and was gradually surrounded by bushes.
The shouting and cursing were still intense, and those who wanted to rescue others were helpless. People were crowded together and jumped off the cliff to save themselves in a panic.
Hei Xiazi stepped aside to avoid the person who almost hit him, and handed two ropes to Zhang Qiling and Qin Yuchen:
"Walk."
The three of them jumped at the same time. The black man who had been chatting with Hei Xia Zi only felt three shadows in front of him, and they went down in a flash.
"Fuck! What's that?"
The black man cursed and accelerated his descent.
Qin Yuchen followed the sound and glanced at the black man hanging on the hillside. He threw away the rope, cut off the leaves that were about to gather, and ran to the end along the path.
John and his team did not stay here. The path made by the lawn mower was random, and there were a few lonely ropes hanging on the deeper cliff at the end.
There was a hint of blood in the air, and the faint breathing sounds as they passed by made the three of them subconsciously wrinkle their noses.
They continued to descend on the rope.
As the sun sets, the fog grows thicker, limiting vision and filling the air with splashing cold winds.
"thump--"
"thump--"
"thump--"
The sounds of people falling into the water came at different times.
Zhang Qiling surfaced first, swam to the nearest shore, flipped over, turned around, held Qin Yuchen's hand and pulled him ashore.
Hei Xia Zi held his sunglasses steady and followed closely behind.
"What it is?"
A few meters away from the shore, John looked around vigilantly. The pockmarked man acted as an inquirer, asking the tour guide who was sitting by the rock to rest and still had not recovered from his shock.
"Blood suckers feed on blood. No matter what it is, once they get stuck to it, it can't get away."
The older tour guide named Pad spoke first. He said a few words, and the pockmarked man who acted as an interpreter continued the narration.
"They like shade and water, and are most active when thick fog appears."
"We..." Pad paused for a moment, then inconspicuously stuffed the cloth bag hanging around his waist into his pocket.
“Normally they don’t gather together because it’s not conducive to hunting.
But with so many of us, we can't suppress the smell, and we're just sitting ducks."
"Prefabrication method." John stepped forward and stared at Pad coldly.
"No." The pockmarked man translated this sentence.
John frowned and stared at the two tour guides without blinking, as if trying to understand something from their words and actions.
"No!" Under the pressure of momentum, Pad's voice was tough, even a little angry.
"I told you from the beginning not to come to this area, but you didn't listen!
These bugs are everywhere near the river.
Then we will..."
"Shut up!" The pockmarked man loaded his gun and pointed it at Pad's head, warning him.
"Let me tell you what to do!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! He was the one who spoke too much. Boss, please don't get excited."
The other tour guide hugged Pad, bowed and apologized, and asked Pad to say less.
"There really isn't such a thing... Otherwise, we wouldn't have tried so hard to stop you..."
While the situation over there is tense, Qin Yuchen and his friends are living a peaceful life.
It was completely dark. The three men used flashlights to watch those who had fallen behind fall into the water, and listened to everything the pockmarked man said.
"Hey brother, how come you three are so fast?" The first thing the black brother did after climbing ashore was to ask Black Blind Man for advice.
"Qinggong?"
"..." Black Blind Man was silent for a moment, and made up a random excuse.
"Free fall without fear of death."
"Oh——" The black man looked educated and turned to share with his real brother.
A few people died on this short journey. There were nearly thirty people when we came, and there are still twenty-three or twenty-four left now.
All the living people have arrived, and the dispute between Pockmarked Face and the tour guide seems to have stopped. They are now gathered together to discuss a place to rest.
It is unrealistic to travel in the dark, but stopping here does not guarantee safety.
Even if they had already explored the surroundings clearly.
After several discussions, they decided to set up tents on the spot and take turns to rest.
Unknown dangers are more terrifying than known dangers. After this incident, most people are very tired. The team, which has little cohesion, cannot withstand the ordeal. The best way is to quickly maintain energy.
Everyone was very active. After a few conversations, the tent was set up and the people who started patrolling in the first half of the night were walking around the tent with guns in hand.
Qin Yuchen and Zhang Qiling were together in the first and second half of the night respectively.
Black Bear was not in John's consideration, probably because he was still wearing sunglasses late at night.
Unreliable seemed to be other people's first impression of him, so in a sense he was treated preferentially and could sleep through the night.
Qin Yuchen found a tree, climbed up, and sat down with a lollipop in his mouth.
This tree has a great view, and the entire camp is in sight, allowing you to see your surroundings more quickly.
Moreover, their tent was right under the tree. If there was any movement, he could just throw something down to alert the people inside.
Zhang Qiling stayed outside the tent for a while, and Qin Yuchen threw a candy in.
Zhang Qiling seemed to sense something, holding the candy and looking up at Qin Yuchen.
"take a break."
Qin Yuchen in the field of vision seemed to chuckle, and the gentle voice fell into his ears with the evening breeze.
Zhang Qiling raised the corner of his mouth, put the candy in his pocket and turned back to the tent.